Tender Documents Highlight Uncertainty About Terrain, Area to Be Scoured

The private contractor that is hired to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will have 300 days to complete an undersea search for the missing jetliner in the southern Indian Ocean.

Tender documents released by the Australian government outline for the first time the requirements of this phase in the search, the largest of its type in history. They also highlight continued uncertainty about the operation, including the seabed's terrain...